Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 30: The South Karnataka Salafi Movement, which had planned to organise a public event inviting Islamic scholar Dr Zakir Naik at Nehru Maidan in Mangaluru on January 2, has announced that the event has been postponed by two months. Revealing this to media persons in the city on Wednesday, SKSM vice-president Ismail Shafi said that the decision was taken after a meeting with Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 30: The Congress further consolidated its position in the State on Wednesday by winning 13 of the 25 Council seats which went to polls. Though the ruling party improved its tally in the Council, it is still short of a majority in the Upper House which is crucial for the State government to ensure smooth passage of bills. Principal Opposition party, the BJP has been pushed to the

Bulandshahr, Dec 30: Union Minister Mahesh Sharma has said that his government is committed to building the Ram Temple at Ayodhya but would wait for the Supreme Court verdict or arrive at a "mutual understanding" on constructing the temple. He said it is the "dream" of the people of the country that Ram Mandir is built as early as possible. "Our party and government have already given their

Mangaluru, Dec 30: Underworld don Bannanje Raja was on Wednesday produced before a court in Mangaluru in connection with a four year old shootout case. Two of the associates of Bannanje Raja had opened fire targeting Suresh Bhandari, the proprietor of Prithvi Developers in the city In May 2011. Bhandari, who was moving in a car with his wife and daughter near Kadri Park, survived the murder bid

Mangaluru, Dec 30: Despite facing rebellion within the party, Congress candidate Pratapchandra Shetty has retained his Legislative Council seat along with Bharatiya Janata Party’s Kota Srinivas Poojary in Dakshina Kannada local authority constituency which also comprises of Udupi district. While Srinivas, former minister breezed through securing 2,977 first preferential votes out of the 6,534

Chennai, Dec 30: A Tamil Nadu-based Muslim organisation has issued a ‘fatwa’ against yoga guru Ramdev’s Patanjali products containing cow urine, saying their use was considered ‘haram’ (forbidden) in Islam. Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamat (TNTJ) said cow’s urine was being used as a ‘key ingredient’ in cosmetics, medicines and food products of Patanjali that are available in open markets as well as

Bengaluru, Dec 30: The counting of votes for the elections to the Legislative Council from local bodies constituencies has begin at 8 am in 20 counting centres across Karnataka including in Mangalru on Wednesday. The polling was held on December 27. Chief Electoral Officer Anil Kumar Jha on Tuesday said that security arrangements were in place and that the entire counting process would be

New Delhi: Dec 30: With the arrest of an Indian Air Force (IAF) technician, the Delhi Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted another espionage network supported by Pakistan’s intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence. This follows five arrests made in another espionage case between November 26 and December 6 from Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir and Siliguri. Leading aircraftman (LAC) Ranjith K K

Mangaluru, Dec 30: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner AB Ibrahim has invoked the Goonda Act (The Karnataka Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, and Slum Grabbers Act, 1985) against Hasan Sadiq, a resident of Vittla in Bantwal taluk. Superintendent of Police Sharanappa SD had submitted a proposal to Mr Ibrahim asking him

Udupi, Dec 30: About 130 workers of a coal-based thermal power plant of Udupi Power Corporation Ltd (UPCL) abstained from work at Yellur in Udupi district on Tuesday, demanding compensation for a worker who died after his neck got stuck due to jamming of an outlet gate in the pipe of a boiler coal feeder (1A) on Monday. According to the Padubidri police, worker Ritesh Rajput (22) from Madhya